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Ranking 50 films into a ‘Top 50’ order is no easy task, so we've taken our 'Must-See' 50 gangster films and ranked them by IMDB user ratings. In the list we have five directors who each have a couple of movies on the list, Ben Wheatley(Kill List, Down Terrace), Nick Love (The Football Factory, The Business), Noel Clarke(Adulthood, 4.3.2.1.), Ray Burdis (Love, Honor and Obey, The Wee Man and Sacha Bennett (Bonded By Blood, We Still Kill The Old Way).

Neil Maskell is in 8 of the 50 movies.

Actors with the most credits include; Danny Dyer, Jamie Foreman, RolandManookian and Tamer Hassan all with Three. Onscreen bad man Mem Ferda with Five, Tony Denham with Seven. And in top-spot the brilliant Neil Maskell with the following Eight films on the list, The Football Factory, Rise of the Footsoldier, Bonded by Blood , Kill List, Turnout, Pusher, Piggy and Hyena.

We hope you find the list interesting and enjoy watching some of the films on the list that you may not have already seen.

Now we know some of you aren’t going to agree with all the films selected and there’ll definitely be some titles that you think should have been included, but it’s all about opinions. So we’d also love you to put your comments and suggestion at the bottom of the page.

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So without further ado here’s Britflick 50 Must-See Crime & Gangster Films Of The 21st Century, 2000 to May, 2017.

Hoodz is the ruthless leader of the TIC Crew and when Gunz is introduced to the gang he gets lured in by the power of money, guns, drugs and girls. But rival gangs and the police are never far away and things soon spiral out of control. Rapper DVS (aka Courtney Hutchinson) appearance in the film does cast a cloud but there’s no escaping this is a great urban crime movie.

Zachary Adler’s take on the rise of the Kray twins may not have the big budget of LEGEND, but he captures the period well without making it look too glitzy. There also a stand out performance from rising star Phil Dunster.

Football hooligan firm leader and ‘Top Dog’ Billy Evans is above the law and he knows it. He doesn’t take any shit from anybody but when he crosses paths with Mickey (Riccci Harnett) over control of a local boozer, he may have just signed his own death warrant?

Doting father, husband and professional hitman Alfie is going through a breakdown and wants to severe ties with his violent past to spend time with his precious family. But his employer Albert Chapman is determined that he doesn’t leave the firm, leaving Alfie with his toughest job yet.

BONDED BY BLOOD 2 looks at the next generation of Essex boys who filled the void left by the murders of Pat Tate, Tony Tucker and Craig Rolfe. With some great performance from up and coming British talent, BONDED BY BLOOD 2 which is based on the book by Bernard O'Mahoney tells the story Dean Boshell, Malcolm Walsh, Ricky Percival and Damon Alvin.

A remake of Nicolas Winding Refn’s 1996 gangster film PUSHER, Luis Prieto’s remake that has Refn as executive producer and trades the streets of Copenhagen for the drug fuelled, violent streets of London.

When Frank gets deeper and deeper into debt with the ruthless gangster Milo (as in the original film brilliantly played by Zlatko Buric) there can be only one outcome, merciless violence!

East London, present day and George and Sophie are saving for their holidays and have £2000 stashed in a shoe box under the bed. But unbeknown to Sophie George borrows the money for an easy money drug deal with inevitable consequences.

The true story of Paul Ferris who grew up on the tough streets of Glasgow and with it the culture of corruption, crime, violence and bullying. When he’s bullied once too often he takes the law into his own hands and gets retribution. From then on Paul Ferris becomes and enforcer and becomes part of the criminal underworld.

US pharmacologist Elmo McElroy arrives in the UK with a new rave drug POS-51 and he plans to sell the formula to top gangster Leopold Durant. But when female assassin Dekota makes a failed attempt on his life, he teams up with henchman DeSouza to look for a new buyer.

When Mark Clayton gets banged up after mistakenly beating a copper, he makes friends with respected career criminal Murray. Through this association Mark befriends Ozzi Shepherd, a dopey bastard who is nothing more than a liability.

When released Mark teams up with Ozzie and forms a successfully crime gang, but Ozzi’s gets bored and wants more and his uncontrollable violence leaves Mark up to his neck in shit.

Is it a Crime or a Horror? With 4.6% of votes on IMDB giving it a perfect 10 and 4.4% giving it a woesome 1, KILL LIST is certainly the perfect Marmite Movie. What starts off a violent hitman movie then does a handbrake turn and becomes a Wicker Manesque horror.

Ricky is back on the urban streets and estates of Hackney after a stretch in a young offenders institute and he’s determined to go straight. But the streets are unforgiving and gun culture is rife. Can Ricky survive and more importantly can he stop his kid brother Curtis following in his footsteps?

The rise of football hooligan legend Cass Pennant, from being adopted by an elderly white couple to becoming an ICF General. A quote from the film: Reporter” I’m intrigued to know why you’re attracted to such a violent way of life?” Cass Pennant “We’re a ruling nation we’re born to fight”

After doing bird for an unknown crime, Bill and Karl are back on the scene and wanting to know who grassed them. Whilst their business interest are on the floor and the criminals operating out of Down Terrace are looking very shifty

When Ray who runs a top North London criminal firm is introduced to Johnny by his prodigy nephew Jude and is accepted into the gang, shit starts hitting the fan. Johnny wants violence and when thing are too quiet for his liking, he makes it happen. An absolute classic!

Based on trues events surrounding the smash and grab gangs and organised London crime. Two brothers, Dee an anti-establishment graffiti artist whose in with the arty farty elite and Marcos an underworld criminal fast rising amongst the echelons of organised crime. But when gang warfare breaks out Dee must make a choice, be a social climber or help his brother?

When Sam Peel is released from prison for killing Trife, he finds it hard adjusting to life back on the outside. Having to confront the people he hurt, whilst also fearing revenge. When a group of Chavs start hunting him he has to find out who they are and why are they after him? Sam has now entered Adulthood

Escaping Thatcher’s 80’s Britain, Frankie arrives on the Costa Del Crime with a package of cash for ex-con and playboy Charlie. Becoming one of his gang members Frankie soon finds himself up to his neck in organised crime and the dangers that go with it. A shout-out must go to Geoff Bell for his nasty bastard performance as Sammy.

Gangster works for ‘Butcher of Mayfair’ Freddie Mays and he loves it, the Money, the girls, the cars, suits and above all the power. But it’s not quite enough, he wants more, he wants to be Gangster No1.

Trife is torn between doing the right thing and mounting peer pressure to do the opposite from his circle of friends and uncle. When tragedy strikes Trife and his classmates are faced with extracurricular activities like gang violence, drugs and casual sex. KIDULTHOOD is a bleak dark social realist look at what it's like to grow-up in inner city London.

Rise of the Footsoldier follows the Rise of football hooligan Carlton Leach from being one of the most feared generals on the terraces to becoming a member of the notorious gang of criminals, the Essex Boys.

John McGill is bright prize-wining schoolboy growing up in a tough Glasgow neighbourhood. From a poor family with an abusive alcoholic father life is far from easy, with prejudice and bullies at every turn. When John finally snaps there is no second chance and his life goes on a violent, spiralling roller-coaster of self-destruction.

A brilliant multi-layered debut feature from Ben Drew. Set amongst the violent drug ridden council estates of East London, ILL MANORS is a dark, harsh, brilliant piece of social realism accompanied by Plan B's great soundtrack.

Originally planned as a documentary, BAFTA winning British director Dan Reed eventually decided to make SHOOTERS a docudrama using real local gangsters as the actors. Unscripted with just an outline to work from, SHOOTERS doesn’t just work, it blows you away.

Retired widower and ex-Marine Harry Brown’s best friend and drinking buddy is murdered by a bunch of low-lifes on a run-down inner city council estate. With the police doing nothing to clear things up, Harry starts giving out his own type of justice, pensioner vigilante style.

When Jack a rough and ready gambler puts on an accumulator at his local Bookies he knows if it comes in it will be a life changer. As the Bet gets more and more likely to come in, it attracts the interest of a local gangland boss with disastrous consequences.

SMOKING GUNS is available in the US but yet to be released in the UK.

6) SEXY BEAST (2000)

Directed By Jonathan Glazer

Starring: Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane & Amanda Redman

Surely Ben Kingsley the guy that plays the ultra-peaceful Ghandi can't play a Cockney Gangster? Too fucking right he can, his Oscar nominated performance as the psychotic Don Logan is up there as one of the greatest ever characters in a Gangster Film.

The story of the true and unsolved robbery on the vaults of a Baker Street bank in 1971. Involving corruption, sex scandal and links to the Royal Family, THE BANK JOB reveals what was hidden in those safety deposit boxes.

A drug dealer who has earned the trust of England's Mafia elite, plans an early retirement. But, big gang boss Jimmy Price gives him once last job! A career defining performance from 007 himself, Daniel Craig

After a botched and bloody London job, Hit men Ray and Ken are ordered by their boss Harry to go to Bruges and keep their heads down until they get a call. But Unable to sit still the pair hit the city like a couple of wayward tourists.

Ray who’s still reliving the bloodshed of London, hates the place, while fatherly figure Ken falls in love with it, and the longer they wait for the call the more crazy their time becomes. When Harry finally does call they realise that he isn’t too happy and their lives are on the line.

Turkish and his close friend/accomplice Tommy get pulled into the world of match fixing by the notorious Brick Top. Things get complicated when the boxer they had lined up gets badly beaten by Pitt, a Pikey who comes into the equation after Turkish, an unlicensed boxing promoter wants to buy a caravan off the Irish Gypsies. They then try to convince Pitt not only to fight for them, but to lose for them too. Adding to this a a huge diamond heist takes place, and a fistful of motley characters enter the story,